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Ordinances-2003-264
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ORDINANCE No. 2003- 264
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF A DEEP WELL SITE
CONTROLLED BY THE CITY OF TIFFIN, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA, BY
REGULATING THE USE OF SURROUNDING 200 FEET OF LAND TO PROTECT THE
PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, COMFORT AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF TIFFIN
WHEREAS, a deep well site has received preliminary approval from the Department of Natural
Resources of the State of Iowa for a public well system located within the City of Tiffin, Johnson
County, Iowa on the premises described as:
Parcel located within the SW '/ of the SW '/4 of Section 27-80N- 7W, City of
Tiffin, Johnson County, Iowa.
WHEREAS, it is required that the City of Tiffin, Iowa, who has legal control of the proposed public
well site, submit proof ofregulatory control of any contiguous land necessary to ensure separation
distances of no less than 200 feet will be maintained for the life of the well. Said regulatory control
shall further provide the City of Tiffin with proof that no potential sources of contamination will be
constructed or permitted within a 200 foot radius of the well, for the life ofthe well, all as hereinafter
set out;
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the City of Tiffin, Iowa: '
SECTION I. Water System District
For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance, all property located within the
corporate boundaries of the City of Tiffin, together with any extraterritorial well site, conveyance,
treatment facility, main or water service connected to or in service for the Tiffm municipal water
system, shall be designated the Tiffin Water System District.
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